Tuesday, May 20, 2008

411 reverse directory

Some services are okay, a lot of them are poor, and only one has left me extremely satisfied. First of all, let's make it clear: yes, free online services for reverse phone search do exist.

Before, people resorted to looking up addresses using the number they got from their caller ID in the yellow pages. But did you know that more and more people are now using this service? There are reasons why people are using reverse phone directory. Another obstacle to a free database is the transitory life span of cell phone numbers, they simply do not last long enough to make a current and up to date database possible.

Imagine your mobile phone number being publicly available, you would be getting a million of calls everyday. You can also do an area code search where you enter in the area code. Before you have to pay though, they will usually offer you the ability to search their database for free in order to see if the directory contains the information you want.

There are however certain websites that years ago started to maintain a database of cell numbers that will allow people to do a reverse cell phone lookup just by having the complete number including the area code. You can enter an area code to see where the number is coming from. The printed product not only has the line listings of every business in alphabetical order, but also ads that can be torn out and written on, as needed.

Go for it. I don't think it will be long before you realize just how helpful and speedy they can be.

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